Abstract
Digital technology with its clear advantages over its analogue counterpart has in the last decade further extended its horizons with the advent of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) coupled with high operating speed, thus incorporating several functions in a single chip. This functional block design aspect of VLSI coupled with Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) that promises to revolutionize signal processing hardware is reviewed along with other relevant aspects in this paper. A typical signal processor design example incorporating such devices is presented in detail.
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B.V. Rao
Rao (B V) (Dr): Holds degrees in Physics and Electrical Communication Engineering. He completed his doctorate work in Electronic Engineering from Southampton University (U K) in 1964. He is at present a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT, Bombay.
His research interests are in Microwave Techniques, Optical Fibre Systems and Signal Processing.
T. Murali
Murali, (T): Passed the Section A & B examinations of the IE(I), in 1979. He received the MTech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1981. Presently, he is a Research Scholar in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT, Bombay working towards his PhD degree.
From September 1976 to July 1979 he was an Instructor in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the PES College of Engineering. Mandya (Karnataka). His research fields of interest inelude adaptive Signal Processing, Spectral Estimation and Applications of Microprocessors and VLSI Devices in Signal Processing.